Josephine Baker
“A violinist has his violin, a painter his palette. All I had was myself. I was the instrument I must care for.” -Josephine Baker 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975 Josephine was an American-born dancer, singer, and actress. Born…
Rosa Parks
This year for Black History Month I’m going to highlight a different player in the steady march towards civil rights. These women were strong and steadfast in their belief in equality, and they still have plenty to teach us today.…
Love
The Gun Show is a project geared towards raising awareness of a greater need for gun safety and an even greater need to sharply decrease violence. Artists from around the country have contributed designs for posters, which are for sale…
Fangirl: The Process Gif
I took some photos while I was working on that ginormous pastel piece I did and I decided to share them with you as an animated gif. Enjoy!
Fangirl!
Muse Art + Design here in Portland has started to showcase local artists in one of their shop windows. The idea is to give each artist a month to display a piece of art that measures 4′ x 4′ and…
Sagittarius
Sagittarius! The archer! Well, actually, the centaur archer, but I thought that might look kind of weird to give her a horse body as well. She’d be kind of out of place with the rest of the lot, I think.
Cutie Cthulu!
Man! Talk about one from the archives! This is one of the first pieces I did once upon a time. I thought I had lost this little wonder but I unearthed it while digging through files deep in my hard…
Demon to some. Angel to others.
Back in October (wow, I’m really keeping current aren’t I?) my mom celebrated her birthday, so I decided to draw her a picture. What did I draw? Was it a sensitive portrait? Was it a luscious landscape? Was it a…
First Grade!
Back during Halloween I came across what was probably the best costume I’ve ever seen. I think costumes tend to go a little too adult or a little too gruesome, so this was such a breath of fresh air. She’s…
Mad Maxine
I love digging through my wardrobe and coming up with new costumes and characters. Even more than that I love digging through someone else’s wardrobe because I can’t help but come away with new characters and inspiration. I think I…
the whimsical illustrations of Valentine Barker